The Early Word: Forecast is snow joke, and Buster’s owner takes another shot
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How’s it going, y’all? It’s Thursday, Jan. 22, and in Memphis, it really should be National Prepare for the Polar Vortex Day.
It’s probably too late to find a generator left for sale in this city, but you might want to make sure you have plenty of blankets and canned goods — though you might be out of luck on bread and milk already. And juice up those portable chargers!
This is snow joke: Winter Storm Fern is coming. How it will affect you depends on where in the Mid-South you live.
Worth a shot? Buster’s Liquor co-owner Josh Hammond is still fighting The Station’s liquor license.
Name drop: The company that bought state Sen. Brent Taylor’s funeral homes has dropped his name over recent comments.
Feds fight to keep guard here ... and the Memphis Police Department seems to be using the National Guard to deter shoplifting.
Jimmy’s flowers: Chef Jimmy Gentry has earned yet another honor.
Tough calls: The Memphis Grizzlies made a tough call in last night’s loss — and another one looms regarding Ja Morant.
Pearson runs for two seats: State Rep. Justin J. Pearson is running for reelection.
Tigers’ black out: The Memphis Tigers lost last night, and they don’t know what happened.
Popping up: Soon, you’ll be able to buy a wedding dress and a banana latte after your songwriting class at Carriage Crossing.
Is this seat taken? In this week’s Table Talk, we look at what your restaurant seat says about you.
Entering port: New jobs and development should be coming soon to the International Port of Memphis.
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Bianca Phillips
Bianca Phillips is a Northeast Arkansas native and longtime Memphian who’s worked in local journalism and PR for more than 20 years. In her days as a reporter, she covered everything from local government and crime to LGBTQ issues and the arts. She’s the author of “Cookin Crunk: Eatin’ Vegan in the Dirty South,” a cookbook of vegan Southern recipes.
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